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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
any
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From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It marked the beginning of the subdual of that wonderful wild prairie of Vandemark Township and the Vandemark farm.
black
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
bowed
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From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
breaking
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
day
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From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
earth
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From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
embraced
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
espousal
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
farm
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From this reading It marked the beginning of the subdual of that wonderful wild prairie of Vandemark Township and the Vandemark farm.
fateful
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From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
fell
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
fruitful
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
greenery
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It marked the beginning of the subdual of that wonderful wild prairie of Vandemark Township and the Vandemark farm.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
like
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From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
lovely
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
marked
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From this reading It marked the beginning of the subdual of that wonderful wild prairie of Vandemark Township and the Vandemark farm.
marriage
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From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
meadows
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From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
moment
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From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
more
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
neck
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From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
new
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
now
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From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
original
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From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
pastures
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From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
place
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
PLOW
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From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
polished
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
prairie
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From this reading It marked the beginning of the subdual of that wonderful wild prairie of Vandemark Township and the Vandemark farm.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
skin
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From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
SOD
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From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
soil
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
steel
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From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
subdual
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From this reading It marked the beginning of the subdual of that wonderful wild prairie of Vandemark Township and the Vandemark farm.
takes
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From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It marked the beginning of the subdual of that wonderful wild prairie of Vandemark Township and the Vandemark farm.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
Township
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From this reading It marked the beginning of the subdual of that wonderful wild prairie of Vandemark Township and the Vandemark farm.
untouched
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From this reading Nothing like it takes place any more; for the sod of the meadows and pastures is quite a different thing from the untouched skin of the original earth.
Up
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From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
Vandemark
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From this reading It marked the beginning of the subdual of that wonderful wild prairie of Vandemark Township and the Vandemark farm.
virgin
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From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
wedding-day
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From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
wedlock
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From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
WEDS
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From this reading THE PLOW WEDS THE SOD The next day was a wedding-day--the marriage morning of the plow and the sod.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
wild
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From this reading It marked the beginning of the subdual of that wonderful wild prairie of Vandemark Township and the Vandemark farm.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No more fruitful espousal ever took place than that--when the polished steel of my new breaking plow was embraced by the black soil with its lovely fell of greenery.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It marked the beginning of the subdual of that wonderful wild prairie of Vandemark Township and the Vandemark farm.
yoke
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From this reading Up to that fateful moment, the prairie of the farm and of the township had been virgin sod; but now it bowed its neck to the yoke of wedlock.
